Paper cross

NamePaper cross

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumPaper, fabric? backing. Frame: wood, paint, metal, vegetal fiber

DimensionsOverall: 7 3/16 x 5 3/16 in. (18.3 x 13.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, from the collection of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.96.

Object numberFA.2010.96.19

DescriptionLight tan cross of stacked paper layers with perforated edges. Small pyramidal paper accents at each end of the cross, which is affixed to a black paper or fabric ground. The art within a white oval mat with gold trim and all framed in a warm dark brown stained wood frame with protruding corners covered by carved leaves.